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County eliminates 1-for-1 exchange for early‑evacuation ROGO units; board reserves remaining allocations with Lower‑Keys set‑aside
Summary
Monroe County eliminated the 1‑for‑1 exchange rule for the governor’s early‑evacuation workforce ROGO allocations and directed that at least 107 of the remaining 214 early‑evacuation allocations be allocated to projects in the Lower Keys; commissioners then reserved units for several specific projects under the new rule.
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 20 adopted amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code that remove the county’s 1‑for‑1 exchange requirement for the governor’s early‑evacuation workforce housing ROGO allocations and set a local distribution requirement for the remaining allocations.
Key change: Commissioners removed the exchange mechanism that previously required early‑evacuation ROGO allocations to be used only by swapping with existing allocations on built or permitted projects. The amendments instead allow early‑evacuation allocations to be awarded directly to new projects subject to deed restrictions and other conditions already in code. The Land Development Code change mirrors the Comprehensive Plan change and adds certainty about on‑site management signage and an exception for government‑owned or housing‑authority developments.
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